Teshome Mitiku - 10 years [1999-2009]

Teshome Mitiku - Senseless War

          Teshome Mitiku has had a legendary 40-year career at the heart of Ethiopian music, forming the massively popular Soul Ekos Band in Addis Ababa in the 1960s.

       The Soul Ekos Band was the first to combine traditional Ethiopian music with the sounds of electric soul and popular music from the West. They were absolute superstars, playing regularly in front of crowds of 60,000 in Ethiopia, Sudan & Kenya.

       In the late 60's, Teshome (singer/keyboard), Theodros "Teddy" Mitiku (alto saxophone), Tamrat Ferendji (trumpet), Fekade Amde-Meskel (bass), Tesfaye Mekonnen (drums), Alula Yohannes (guitar) and Seifu Yohannes (singer) joined to form the influential Soul Ekos Band. The band released numerous songs, including 4 tracks written by Teshome like Gara Ser New Betesh, Yezemed Yebada, Mot Adeladlogn and Hasabe. 

Teshome Mitiku is featured on volumes 1, 4 and 10 of the celebrated Ethiopiques series from Buda Records, featuring thrilling discoveries from the vibrant Ethiopian music scene of the 1970s. 

His songs have also appeared on the popular Rough Guide series of world music compilations.

            Here is a compilation from his latest three albums : Yegna Neger, Yesterday & Today, Topia's Deluge and collaboration with Frehiwot Lemma from album Zefen.

01. Teshome Mitiku - Ambati (5:11)

02. Teshome Mitiku - Almazye (5:15)

03. Teshome Mitiku - Yegna Neger (8:13)

04. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Bati (7:46)

05. Teshome Mitiku - Photoyen Ayechew (4:52)

06. Teshome Mitiku - Senseless War (6:57)

07. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Eshururu (5:06)

08. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Kante Gar (5:58)

09. Teshome Mitiku & Frehiwot Lemma - Susegnash (6:08)

10. Teshome Mitiku - Leader-less People (6:10)

11. Teshome Mitiku - Gimash Sewenete (6:45)